so the other day i was at the GP and played with this little toy in between patients. one explanation is that i'm in the pink of health. the other and more likely is that it's broken. ok choy, it better not be broken.
just so you've an idea of normal parameters. normal BP is usually <140 and average is 120/80. <120 is good and <100 brings to question if my brain is being sufficiently perfused. it's not the first time (usually <100) and am now used to people commenting, "oh. that explains why you're the way you are!" i.e. underperfused. thanks, guys... and normal heart rate is 60-100 so being low 50s would be normal if i was a professional athlete or particularly athletic but uh i'm far from. which makes me wonder if i've an underlying cardiac problem. in my defence, took this reading while my persistently annoying clinical partner was having a break. which means my heart rate and blood pressure is usually slightly lower when i'm un-agravated. hmm.
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